1. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN FOOD AND NUTRITION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia Gurinovic M, Glibetic M, Oshaug A, Dupouy E, Kadvan A, Novakovic R, Ranic M, Nikolic M, Satalic Z, Spiroski I, Korosec M, Hadziomeragic A, Finglas P. “EuroFoodNetDay2012”, CEFood congress, Novi Sad 25th May 2012.

2. Capacity Development (CD): A definition CD in food and nutrition is more than formal training: includes also human resource development, organizational, institutional and legal framework development with aim of enhancing knowledge and skills (Lopes, Theisohn, 2003) CD is a long term, continuing process, which gives primacy to national priorities, policies, plans and processes

3. Regional SCN networks already existed in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Southern Africa SCN, UNU and IUNS established a SCN WG on CD in nutrition and related issues in 2001 Thus CEE is the newest network facilitated by the UNU Food and Nutrition Programme, through SCN Kick-off meeting for a capacity development initiative in nutrition in CEE, 19 May 2005 FAO-SEUR office, Budapest The inaugural meeting took place in Budapest on the 13-14 February 2006, at the FAO SEUR Office Purpose: to initiate and support CD activities in developing research and training in public nutrition based on country specific needs in CEE countries working towards the enhancement of individual, institutional and organizational capacity in food and nutrition. Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe-UNU/SCN NCDNCEE

4. Kick-off meeting for a capacity development initiative in nutrition in Eastern and Central Europe, 19 May 2005 FAO-SEUR office, Budapest, Hungary 1 st inaugural meeting of the NCDNCEE 16 participants from 10 countries supported by UNU 13-14 February 2006, Budapest, FAO SEUR Office, Hungary. 2nd Meeting of the NCDNCEE. 16th -17th November 2006. Budapest, Hungary FAO-SEUR office. 18 participants from 9 CEE countries supported by UNU and EuroFIR

5. Planning guidelines for capacity development in nutrition in CEE Pavlovic M, Pepping F, Michal D, Biro L, Szabolcs P, Dimitrovska Z, Duleva V, Parvan C, Filipovic H.A,Glibetic M, Oshaug A. Public Health Nutr 2009 Challenges/ Problem areas Levels Duration Prioritized Strategies/activities Food security (WFS 1996) Nutrition 3. Educational2. Institutional1. Governmental ContinuousMedium/long termShort term Lobby/advocacy for food and nutrition action plans Engage in monitoring/ evaluation activities Promote staff development Argue for funding food database Apply intern. accepted methodologies Develop project proposals for EU Develop project proposals for EU Engage in food database develop. Initiate the support the FNAP Disseminate res. results to users Raise awareness of EUFIC on the needs for training materials in CEE languages Update a web-based food and nutrition network Nutrition promotion (including media) Popularize scientific findings adapted to local challenges and food habits 4. Community For all: Fund raising/networking/communication material

6. Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism (CENM) IMR, University of Belgrade, Serbia

7. European Projects Finished EuroFIR*-European Food Information Resource Network (NoE) FP6 www.eurofir.netwww.eurofir.net (2006-2010 ) Ongoing EURRECCA*- Harmonising nutrient recommendations across Europe with special focus on vulnerable groups and consumer understanding (NoE) FP6 www.eurreca.orgwww.eurreca.org (2007-2012) BaSeFood *FP7 (Sustainable exploitation of bioactive components from the Black Sea Area traditional foods) (http://www.basefood-fp7.eu/) (2009-2012) EuroFIR –Nexus*-EuroFIR Food Platform: further integration, refinement and exploitation for its long-term self-sustainability FP7 www.eurofir.org (2011-2013)www.eurofir.org CHANCE FP7 Low Cost tecHnologies and traditional ingredients for the production of Affordable, Nutritionally correct, Convenient foods enhancing hEalth in population groups at risk of poverty (http://www.chancefood.eu/) (2011-2014)http://www.chancefood.eu/ EFSA “Updated food composition database for nutrient intake”, 2012 New BACCHUSS-Beneficial effects of dietary bioactive peptides and polyphenols on CVD health in humans FP7, 2012 start

8. Main outcomes 2006-2012 1.Capacity Development in research, education and training and dissemination: 7 Network meetings, 15 Workshops/trainings/courses; 4 publications in international journals; 102 oral and 26 posters presentations at 20 international meetings; Website: http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/ Video film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAaVs3po-chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAaVs3po-c 2. Capacity Development Nutritional Tools NUTritional PLANning software Web based application-Food Comp Data Management (FCDM) Balkan platform and regional food composition data base Nutri-RecQuest webaplication Web tool for extraction of data on nutritional adequacy and its determinants

9. Example of activities and topics in CD in CEE 2006-2012 NCDNCEE meetings were arranged for identifying specific challenges in CD and training needs Framework for the Network – develop based in inspiration and work by participants WHO Growth standards and its use Human Rights to Adequate Food and World Food Day activities Collaboration in Food Composition Data Base (FCDB) inventory for FCDB status and follow up on training needs (EuroFIR) CD Training in production and use of FCDB in Nutrition (EuroFIR) WHO European Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy Evidence-based nutrition -From Requirements to Recommendations and Policies (EURRECA) CD on identification of nutrition data from Grey literature in CEE (EURRECA) Collection and use of nutritional grey literature; Micronutrient inadequacy assesment in CEE from grey literature and micronutrient recomendations collection (EURRECA) Langual - Food indexing training in Food composition creation (EuroFIR&Basefood) Assessment of current situation in higher nutrition education and training needs in the CEE countries Media communication Training How to write proposals for the EC projects Nutritional tools presentation and usage (EuroFIR&EURRECA&EuroFIR-Nexus) Development of regional FCDB Balkan platform -NCDNCEE in collaboration with EuroFIR-Nexus project

10. Publications in Journals Gurinović M, et all.(2010). Capacity development in food composition database management and nutritional research and education in Central and Easter European, Middle Eastern and North African countries. EJCN 64, S134-S138. Pavlovic M, et all.(2009). Turning dilemmas into opportunities: a UNU/SCN capacity development network in public nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe. Public Health Nutrition: 12(8), 1046-1051. Pavlovic M, et all. (2009). Training and capacity building in central and eastern Europe through the EuroFIR and CEE networks. Food Chemistry 113 (8):846-850. Glibetic M, et all. (2010). Management of food composition database harmonized with EuroFIR criteria using a web application. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.

11. 4th UNU/SCN NCDNCEE. Belgrade, 10-12 November 2008. 31 participants from 15 CEE countries. 3 rd UNU/SCN NCDNCEE 22 participants from 10 CEE countries Belgrade, Serbia, 1-2 November 2007. 5th Meeting of the NCDNCEE Belgrade, Serbia, 11-12 November 2009. 32 participants from 10 CEE countries 6th Meeting of the UNU/SCN NCDNCEE, Belgrade, 25th-26th May, 2011, 32 participants from 15 CEE countries

12. EURRECA Course Evidence-based nutrition: Warsaw – Sep 9-14, 2008; 4 participants from NCDNCEE 2nd EURRECA week, Budva, Montenegro 9-13 June 2008, 5 members from NCDNCEE with EURRECA support 4th UNU/SCN NCDNCEE. Belgrade, 10-12 November 2008 EURRECA-GREY LITERATURE WORKSHOP 2008. Group work 5th Meeting UNU/SCN NCDNCEE. Belgrade, 11-12 November 2009 Questionnaire on user friendly Web-based computerized software design tool

13. EuroFIR Course on Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition. Bratislava, Slovak Republic, October 2006 EuroFIR workshop “Training and Capacity Building for non EuroFIR CEE Countries“ Belgrade, Serbia, June 2007 EuroFIR Course on Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition. Bratislava, Slovakia, 6-17 October 2008 9th International Graduate Course on Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 11-24 October 2009 Regional Workshop for Food Composition Data Base Development; 19 participants from CEE 5 countries NCDNCEE Belgrade, Serbia June 11th 2010

14. Nutritional tools Nutplan Web tool for extraction of data on nutritional adequacy and its determinants 29micronutrients recommendations from 37 European countries/organizations/regions, over 20.000 micr. rec Nutri-RecQuest,

15. Data overview trough the WEB site: www.nutricascience.org www.nutricascience.org/foodsearch (for mobile devices) www.nutricascience.org/foodsearch Web based application Food Comp Data Management (FCDM)-EuroFIR

16. DK SE FI DE CZ CD FR BE NL PT SP GL IT SP FO IS USA European Food Composition Information: from 7 in 2005 to…. BE UK GR CY IL LV EE TR PL CH LT EI MA RO DZ TN NO AU SK BA HR SI AL UA BU BY MD GE CS HU RU Online Databases Static information ( data in table format) Offline Information (publications) Information pending Image © 2005 EarthSat July 2005 Other online databases JP

17. DK SE FI DE CZ FR BE NL SP GL IT SP FO IS USA European Food Composition Platform: >25 in 2011 BE GR CY LV EE TR PL EI MA RO DZ TN AU SK BA HR SI AL UA BU BY MD GE HU RU Online Databases Static information ( data in table format) Offline Information (publications) Information Pending Image © 2005 EarthSatFebruary 2009 JP IS FR 2008 FR CD IL US AU US Specialized Datasets EuroFIR BASIS CH SE DK IT NL 2009 ES Databases under Implementation UK SR NO Other online databases LT IT 2008 PL AU 2009 LV 2009/2010 DK 2008 GR SK Foods – 51000 (total) Generic - 33000 Recipes - 14000 Branded - 4000 PT

18. Workshop: Regional Food Composition Data Base, A FCDM software application in Balkan Food Platform development, Belgrade 26 th May 2011, EuroFIR-Nexus &NCDNCEE

19. Balkan Food Platform FCDB status: NO FCDB NO electronic version of FCDB YES - electronic version of FCDB YES- software and electronic version of FCDB Balkan Food Platform: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, FYROM, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia Our goal is to develop a regional online food composition database specific for some countries of Central and Eastern Europe and West Balkan

20. Conclusions Nutritional training, exchange of information and cooperation with European projects, networks, UN organizations and research nutrition institutions are excellent opportunities for CD The NCDNCEE was a source of new scientific knowledge in nutrition, a tool to foster regional involvement and identify needs and opportunities in regional CD CENM play important role in nutritional research in the CEE region Further attention should be given to such activities, as well as to funding initiatives from other sources

21. Thank you for your attention! Acknowledgement UNU/SCN NCDNCEE CENM EuroFIR & EuroFIR Nexus EURRECA Basefood FAOREU UNUFNP